Summer fun at Go Fish
IT can be tricky making sure your kids are kept busy during the long summer holidays to avoid the dreaded boredom setting in!
This August, more than 100 Service children came together for the Go Fish Summer ...
New academy launches in British Forces Cyprus
COMMANDER British Forces Cyprus, Major General Richard Cripwell CBE, hosted the launch of the Joint Educational and Training Services (JETS) Academy earlier this summer.
The JETS Academy is a British Forces ...
New project to support education of Service children in Wales
THE Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has launched a new project to find out how many Service children and children of veterans live and go to school in Wales.
The aim is to make sure that the best p...
Sign up for Arboretum’s wild Wednesdays
THE National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire has developed a host of wildlife activities for your little ones to enjoy this summer.
Get hands-on with wildlife in beautiful surroundings with Wildlife Wedn...
Playing with the past
ARMY families have been unearthing some ancient treasures in projects run by Wessex Archaeology.
Budding archaeologists of all ages got stuck in to Project Florence, where Army families from garrisons around...
How to choose a school remotely
If you’re moving back to the UK and looking to secure a school place for your child, there’s lots of research you can do in advance. Lucy Scott, AFF Education & Childcare Specialist, looks at where to start...
Facing my demons
YOUNG DEPENDANT HAZEL AITKEN SHARES HER HEARTFELT STORY OF HOW SHE DEVELOPED – AND OVERCAME – AN EATING DISORDER
GROWING up in the military is hard, no one can deny. With it comes a unique set of probl...
Getting your child to Cyprus
UNTIL last month, if your child was at boarding school in the UK and wanted to travel to Cyprus to visit their family, they had to use the trooper from Brize Norton unless civilian flights had been authorised.
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Selfies for safety this summer
SUMMER leave is fast approaching and if, like many Army families, you are planning to head to the seaside for some well-earned fun in the sun, then coastguards in Norfolk and Suffolk are asking you to take a ph...
HMS Heroes – the pupils’ voice
HMS (Her Majesty’s Schools) Heroes is a unique national pupils’ voice supporting Service children and young people. It originated in Plymouth and now has member schools worldwide.
Five of the schools that ha...